Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33972 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #4878 / 7505
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3645 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #526 / 1182
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11611 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #3854 / 4252
  • Number of attempts: 1
Change part of a function name in multiple occurrences - 680 entries

Change the middle part of the function name in multiple places, preferably using the next and dot commands.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #75 / 212
  • Number of attempts: 8
Delete to the end of the current line - 866 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 6
  • Position: #288 / 416
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16185 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #813 / 4221
  • Number of attempts: 11
Words in parens - 13033 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2995 / 3987
  • Number of attempts: 1

Contributed Challenges

Delete to the end of the current line - 866 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

Change part of a function name in multiple occurrences - 680 entries

Change the middle part of the function name in multiple places, preferably using the next and dot commands.

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contributed 2 challenges